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Bitchin’ Nitro Video: Top Fuel and Funny Car Warm Ups From the 2012 March Meet
We often joke about trying to add “Smell-O-Vision” technology to the BangShift streaming drag race broadcasts to inject the scent of nitro into the shops and homes of viewers all over the...
Driveway Tech: Battling the Oil Burning Monte Carlo – Part 3- Death Match!
(Words, Photos, Bleeding and Struggle by Scott Liggett) – As we continued to fight this darn car’s oil burning 350 we transitioned from frustration to inspiration, back to frustration,...
Big News: Jiffy-Tite Joins the BangShift Family of Sponsors!
Chad and I are proud to announce that Jiffy-Tite, one of the premier fluid transfer fitting companies in the world, has joined the BangShift family of sponsors. Their quick connect fittings are found...
Allan Mest Vintage Ford Emporium – Historic Ford Nirvana on Earth
(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Yesterday we brought you a photo tour of the super cool Desert Valley Auto Parts junkyard in Arizona, and today we’re bringing you to one of the coolest vintage...
PSCA News: Maggio Motorsports’ Pro Street Plans for 2012
It seems like we were just in Vegas broadcasting from the Pacific Street Car Association’s Street Car Supernationals, and already teams are testing and getting ready for the upcoming 2012 PSCA...
Project Update: The East Coast’s Newest Nostalgia Nitro Flopper Nears Completion!
It has been a while since we last checked in with our friends Dana Hard, Jon Wall, and the rest of the henchmen at Custom Automotive Machine in Weymouth, Mass. The guys have been in the process of...
Driveway Tech: Patching Your Rotted Floors – A First Hand Account From A Welding Newbie
At some point or another, we all have to take the next step in our skill set while working on our junk heaps. It’s either that, or we continue paying others to do certain repairs and upgrades...
Driveway Tech: Attempt One at Freeing Stuck Piston Rings – Did We Succceed?
Everyone says that buying a ganny fresh old car is the best. They are one owner, low mileage gems that granny ony drove to bingo and her Wednesday hair appointment. There can be a problem with...
Pioneering Drag Race Chassis Builder Ron Scrima Passes
Ron Scrima, the chassis builder behind some of drag racing’s most iconic cars has passed away at age 76. Scrima’s career can really be broken into two sections. The first was as a...
Barnstormin’: Blown Cadillacs, Big Jeeps, Big Wheels, Big Beers, Crappy Pizza, and A Splash of Whiskey
There are certain things I have learned can be expected no matter what during our yearly sojourn to Las Vegas to cover the SEMA show. The first is that I will, at some point, drink a lot of whiskey....
Update Detroit Speed Project Car: Gordon McGilton’s Too Hot Chevy II
To see the latest update on the Too Hot Chevy II, click here. At the 2010 Goodguys Show in Charlotte, we were lucky enough to be able to spend some time at the Detroit Speed and Engineering open...
Mark Vaught, Larry Dixon Sr., and The Cluster Busters prepare for the 20th California Hot Rod Reunion
With the 20th California Hot Rod Reunion fast approaching, teams all across the nation are thrashing like mad to be ready for racing action. Last week we announced that more than 300 teams are...
Hot Rod Drag Week 2011 Countdown: Rumors, Reality, and More!
It’s September boys and girls and that means the baddest street cars on the planet are about to embark on the most bitchin road trip in history; Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week, presented by...
Road Trip Journal: A BangShifter’s Tale of Travel Woe Getting to the Car Craft Summer Nationals
(Editor’s Note: This is one hell of a tale! It takes a special level of testicular fortitude to set off on a 2400 mile round trip journey in your hot rod project. That level gets cranked up...